Emma Epperly

Running buddies Debra Trujillo-Gilbert and Mary Stockinger had the Bowl and Pitcher trailhead mostly to themselves when they set out early on the day more than 100 state parks, trails and boating sites across Washington opened for the first time since Gov. Jay Inslee’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order took effect in late March.

A teenage boy was pulled from the Spokane River after a car crash late Monday night.

Officer Doug King with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police is ready for today’s “opener.”

Spokane police are looking for a suspect in a burglary at the Herzog Family Center Sunday afternoon.

Customers may expect it to be business as usual at Dick’s, which serves customers at a walk-up window, but general manager Jamie McBride said it has been a struggle to keep up with demand while understaffed.

The people shot are being treated at local hospitals, but police did not release their conditions Sunday evening. The shooting was reported just before 4 p.m.

“I’m excited and cautious,” said Paul Van Noy, pastor of Candlelight Christian Fellowship in Coeur d’Alene. “We just want to serve the community to the best degree we can. I know there’s so many people hurting who need hope.”

Local health care providers have begun to offer testing at urgent care centers throughout Spokane County. There have been 372 confirmed cases of the virus and 22 deaths in Spokane County since the pandemic began.

Juliana Repp has spent her entire life helping the underdogs. And with nearly 1 million unemployment claims filed in recent weeks due to layoffs caused by the coronavirus pandemic, there is no shortage of underdogs these days.

The last thing a firefighter needs is to worry about arriving on scene safely. That’s where Wayne Tuttle comes in. As lead mechanic for the Spokane Valley Fire Department, he has spent the last 15 years making sure fire trucks are ready to get the job done.

An emu found among disc golfers and trial walkers at High Bridge Park Wednesday afternoon has been claimed by its owners at Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service.

A car toppled a a power pole outside city limits southeast of Spokane early Thursday morning.

Editor’s note: Our series On the Front Lines recognizes those in the community who are confronting the coronavirus pandemic head-on, while the rest of us do our part by stepping back. The Spokane Regional Health District announced the first cases of COVID-19 in Spokane County on March 14. The same day, four women in Cheney created the West Plains Emergency Response Volunteers group on Facebook to help quarantined people get essential items delivered to their doors.

For the past 33 years, David Lantz has delivered the mail – rain, shine or pandemic.

After Jennifir Scheele took care of her grandfather until his death, she decided helping people live at home as long as possible was her calling.

When Jaime Stacy founded Strong Women Achieving Greatness (SWAG), she hoped to equip and empower young women to not only believe in themselves but each other. Three years later, SWAG has become a bridge keeping middle and high school girls connected to school during the coronavirus pandemic.

There were 41 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus confirmed for the week ending Sunday in Spokane County. That’s up from 33 the week before. A total of 348 cases and 20 deaths have been reported in the county.

The owner of Sixth Avenue Medical Pharmacy in Spokane, Erik Nelson, takes a holistic approach, encouraging lifestyle interventions and supplements, along with medication.

Linda Sullivan has worked in child care for decades but when St. Anne’s Child & Family Center opened in 2004, Sullivan truly found her home.

Samantha Quackenbush works hard coordinating the in-patient care program at Excelsior Wellness Center, which offers behavioral health care for teens and young adults. But that hard work rose to a whole new level when Quackenbush and nine other staff members at Excelsior committed to “hunker down” and live on campus with the clients amid the coronavirus pandemic.